WACO, TX - MAY 18: Motorcyles sit in the parking lot of the Twin Peaks restaurant, the scene of a motorcyle gang shootout, May 18, 2015 in Waco, Texas. A shootout between rival biker gangs began in the afternoon May 17, led to nine dead, many injured and 170 arrerested. (Photo by Erich Schlegel/Getty Images) less

WACO, TX - MAY 18: Motorcyles sit in the parking lot of the Twin Peaks restaurant, the scene of a motorcyle gang shootout, May 18, 2015 in Waco, Texas. A shootout between rival biker gangs began in the ... more

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WACO, TX - MAY 18: Motorcyles sit in the parking lot of the Twin Peaks restaurant, the scene of a motorcyle gang shootout, May 18, 2015 in Waco, Texas. A shootout between rival biker gangs began in the afternoon May 17, led to nine dead, many injured and 170 arrerested. (Photo by Erich Schlegel/Getty Images) less

WACO, TX - MAY 18: Motorcyles sit in the parking lot of the Twin Peaks restaurant, the scene of a motorcyle gang shootout, May 18, 2015 in Waco, Texas. A shootout between rival biker gangs began in the ... more

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Booking images provided by the McLennan County Sheriff's Department of men arrested and charged with crimes stemming from a large shootout and fight between biker gangs outside the Twin Peaks bar and restaurant in Waco, Texas on May 17, 2015. Authorities have released mug shots of at least 51 of those arrested in the brawl-turned-shootout, and said that they were still not sure how many of the dead were killed by officers. (McLennan County Sheriff's Department via The New York Times) -- EDITORIAL USE ONLY. less

Booking images provided by the McLennan County Sheriff's Department of men arrested and charged with crimes stemming from a large shootout and fight between biker gangs outside the Twin Peaks bar and ... more

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Police officers, standing outside of a Twin Peaks restaurant where a shooting among rival motorcycle gangs took place Sunday, at a shopping plaza in Waco, Texas, May 18, 2015. A police spokesman said Monday that 192 people were being charged in the shootout, which left at least nine bikers dead and 18 others wounded. (Ilana Panich-Linsman/The New York Times) less

Police officers, standing outside of a Twin Peaks restaurant where a shooting among rival motorcycle gangs took place Sunday, at a shopping plaza in Waco, Texas, May 18, 2015. A police spokesman said Monday ... more

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Sgt. Patrick Swanton, a spokesman for the Waco Police Department, speaks at a news conference the day after a shootout between rival motorcycle gangs broke our in front of Twin Peaks in Waco, Texas, May 18, 2015. Swanton said police charged about 170 people on Monday in the shootout that left at least nine bikers dead and 18 others wounded. (Ilana Panich-Linsman/The New York Times) less

Sgt. Patrick Swanton, a spokesman for the Waco Police Department, speaks at a news conference the day after a shootout between rival motorcycle gangs broke our in front of Twin Peaks in Waco, Texas, May 18, ... more

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Twin Peaks restaurant, where a shooting among rival motorcycle gangs took place Sunday, at a shopping plaza in Waco, Texas, May 18, 2015. The police charged about 170 people on Monday in the shootout among rival motorcycle gangs at a busy shopping plaza in this Central Texas city on Sunday that left at least nine bikers dead and 18 others wounded.(Ilana Panich-Linsman/The New York Times) less

Twin Peaks restaurant, where a shooting among rival motorcycle gangs took place Sunday, at a shopping plaza in Waco, Texas, May 18, 2015. The police charged about 170 people on Monday in the shootout among ... more

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Law enforcement officers from around the area including the FBI and ATF are investigating the scene and providing security near Twin Peaks restaurant on Monday, May 18, 2015, where a shooting between rival biker gang members left nine dead Sunday in Waco, Texas. (Joyce Marshall/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/TNS) less

Law enforcement officers from around the area including the FBI and ATF are investigating the scene and providing security near Twin Peaks restaurant on Monday, May 18, 2015, where a shooting between rival ... more

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Law enforcement officers from around the area including the FBI and ATF are investigating the scene and providing security near Twin Peaks restaurant on Monday, May 18, 2015, where a shooting between rival biker gang members left nine dead Sunday in Waco, Texas. (Joyce Marshall/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/TNS) less

Law enforcement officers from around the area including the FBI and ATF are investigating the scene and providing security near Twin Peaks restaurant on Monday, May 18, 2015, where a shooting between rival ... more

Photo: McClatchy-Tribune News Service

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Law enforcement officers from around the area including the FBI and ATF are investigating the scene and providing security near Twin Peaks restaurant on Monday, May 18, 2015, where a shooting between rival biker gang members left nine dead Sunday in Waco, Texas. (Joyce Marshall/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/TNS) less

Law enforcement officers from around the area including the FBI and ATF are investigating the scene and providing security near Twin Peaks restaurant on Monday, May 18, 2015, where a shooting between rival ... more

Photo: McClatchy-Tribune News Service

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Authorities investigate a shooting in the parking lot of the Twin Peaks restaurant Sunday, May 17, 2015, in Waco, Texas. Authorities say that the shootout victims were members of rival biker gangs that had gathered for a meeting. (AP Photo/Jerry Larson) less

Authorities investigate a shooting in the parking lot of the Twin Peaks restaurant Sunday, May 17, 2015, in Waco, Texas. Authorities say that the shootout victims were members of rival biker gangs that had ... more

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FILE - In this May 17, 2015 file photo, authorities investigate a shooting in the parking lot of the Twin Peaks restaurant, in Waco, Texas. Six witnesses say they heard a few pistol shots before automatic fire took over during a shootout last month at a Waco Twin Peaks restaurant. Police have acknowledged firing on armed bikers, but say they cannot address how many of the nine dead and 18 wounded were shot by bikers and how many were shot by officers. (AP Photo/Jerry Larson, File) less

FILE - In this May 17, 2015 file photo, authorities investigate a shooting in the parking lot of the Twin Peaks restaurant, in Waco, Texas. Six witnesses say they heard a few pistol shots before automatic fire ... more

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Police detain and watch members of various motorcycle clubs outside the Twin Peaks restaurant in Waco, Texas, Sunday, May 17, 2015. A shootout among rival motorcycle gangs at a popular Texas restaurant left nine bikers dead and more than a dozen injured, a police spokesman said Sunday. (AP Photo/John L. Mone) less

Police detain and watch members of various motorcycle clubs outside the Twin Peaks restaurant in Waco, Texas, Sunday, May 17, 2015. A shootout among rival motorcycle gangs at a popular Texas restaurant left ... more

FILE - In this May 17, 2015 file photo, authorities investigate a shooting in the parking lot of the Twin Peaks restaurant, in Waco, Texas. Six witnesses say they heard a few pistol shots before automatic fire took over during a shootout last month at a Waco Twin Peaks restaurant. Police have acknowledged firing on armed bikers, but say they cannot address how many of the nine dead and 18 wounded were shot by bikers and how many were shot by officers. (AP Photo/Jerry Larson, File) less

FILE - In this May 17, 2015 file photo, authorities investigate a shooting in the parking lot of the Twin Peaks restaurant, in Waco, Texas. Six witnesses say they heard a few pistol shots before automatic fire ... more

Photo: Associated Press

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Waco police chief Brent Strohman leaves a news conference on Friday, June 12, 2015 in Waco, Texas. Only three of the nearly two dozen officers outside the Twin Peaks restaurant fired their weapons, shooting a total of 12 bullets, after gunfire erupted following a dispute between two rival biker gangs, according to Stroman and statements released by his office. The officers were staged outside the restaurant on May 17, in anticipation of a large meeting of biker groups. (Rod Aydelotte/Waco Tribune Herald, via AP) less

Waco police chief Brent Strohman leaves a news conference on Friday, June 12, 2015 in Waco, Texas. Only three of the nearly two dozen officers outside the Twin Peaks restaurant fired their weapons, shooting a ... more

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Police detain and watch members of various motorcycle clubs near a Twin Peaks restaurant in Waco, Texas, Sunday, May 17, 2015. A shootout among rival motorcycle gangs at the popular Texas restaurant left nine bikers dead and more than a dozen injured, a police spokesman said Sunday. (AP Photo/John L. Mone) less

Police detain and watch members of various motorcycle clubs near a Twin Peaks restaurant in Waco, Texas, Sunday, May 17, 2015. A shootout among rival motorcycle gangs at the popular Texas restaurant left nine ... more

Photo: Associated Press

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FILE - In this May 17, 2015 file photo, a McLennan County deputy stands guard near a group of bikers in the parking lot of a Twin Peaks restaurant in Waco, Texas. The prevailing images of protests in Baltimore and Ferguson, Missouri, over police killings of black men were of police in riot gear, handcuffed protesters, tear gas and mass arrests. The main images of a fatal gun battle between armed bikers and police in Waco, Texas, also showed mass arrests _ carried out by nonchalant-looking officers sitting around calm bikers on cell phones. (Rod Aydelotte/Waco Tribune-Herald via AP) less

FILE - In this May 17, 2015 file photo, a McLennan County deputy stands guard near a group of bikers in the parking lot of a Twin Peaks restaurant in Waco, Texas. The prevailing images of protests in ... more

Waco’s police said Friday that three officers fired a total of 12 shots during a melee at the Twin Peaks there that left nine people dead, 18 wounded and 177 jailed on charges of engaging in organized crime.

The chief still did not say how many people officers shot, or how many of them were killed.

Here is a portion of Friday’s report from the Associated Press:

WACO, Texas (AP) — A Texas police chief says three officers fired 12 times after gunfire erupted during last month’s deadly melee involving bikers at a restaurant in Waco.

Police Chief Brent Stroman said Friday that three Waco officers fired their rifles outside a Twin Peaks restaurant where bikers had gathered for a meeting May 17.

Investigators have said a dispute among rival biker gangs ignited a fight in the restaurant’s parking lot, where nearly two dozen law enforcement officers were staged in anticipation of the meeting.

Houston lawyer Paul Looney, who has clients that were among those arrested, said he questions the tactics used by police and that he’s interviewed several eyewitnesses who told him of police snipers firing at the bikers.

“He can say what he wants to say,” Looney said of the chief. “The evidence is ultimately going to be available to us all.”

Tom Vinger, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety, said no DPS officers fired their weapons.

UPDATE: Here is the text of a full statement from Waco Police:

The following is our most current update from the Twin Peaks Shooting Investigation that occurred on 5-17-15:

The number of officers initially assigned to the Twin Peaks event on 5-17-15 are as follows:

There were 16 uniformed Waco Police Department Officers to include 5 Supervisors (3 Sergeants, 1 Commander and an Assistant Chief). Included in that number was a Tactical Element (SWAT Officers) assigned and present. None of the Officers were assigned in a sniper capacity and all Officers were in their vehicles at the time the suspects began the shooting. Those Officers were stationed in the parking lots adjacent to the Twin Peaks and were visible to patrons entering the Twin Peaks parking lot. There were 6 marked Waco Police units and 4 unmarked Waco Police vehicles. This does not include DPS vehicles. There were also Texas Department of Public Safety Officers assigned to the event as well.

As of this release, there are a total of 44 shell casings recovered from the Twin Peaks scene. This number does not include the revolver rounds fired by non-law enforcement shooters. Those casings are still being counted. 12 of those casings were from the rifles of 3 Waco Officers who discharged their weapons in defense of their selves or a third party. The Waco SWAT Officers’ weapons are .223 caliber rifles that are capable of full-auto fire; Officers only fired in semi-auto mode during the incident. There was no full-auto gunfire from any of the Officers at the scene. As is normal practice, rifles carried by the Waco SWAT Officers were deployed with sound suppressors. No other Officers fired rounds from any other weapon during the incident. The Officers involved in the shooting have been assigned administrative duties pending the outcome of the investigation.

The number of weapons discovered during our search of the crime scene has increased since the first release and may continue to increase. The weapon count at this point in time is at least 475weapons. This includes 151 firearms, 12 of which were long guns. The weapons recovered include: knives, brass knuckles, batons, tomahawks, weighted weapons, a hatchet, stun guns, bats, clubs, a machete, a pipe, an ax, pepper spray, and a chain. Many of these were hastily hidden and some were found using metal detectors as they were buried beneath the grass in the dirt. The involved firearms have been transferred to the ATF for analysis. Videos of the incident have been transferred to FBI Investigators for analysis. Full autopsy and ballistics analysis is being conducted by outside labs and the completed and final results have not beenreturned to us as of this release.

The special organizational structure of the Twin Peaks Investigation as it continues is this. There is a Commander assigned over the two Criminal Investigation Units (Special Crimes and SAFE-Support, Abatement, Forfeiture and Enforcement)investigating the cases that have developed from the shootings. There have been 4 additional Officers assigned to Special Crimes and 5 additional Officers assigned to SAFE to assist in the workload. This is in addition to the Detectives permanently assigned to those units. There are a total of 21 Officers and Supervisors assigned to the Twin Peaks Investigation.

Besides the addition of these Officers, we continue to receive support and investigation assistance from the following agencies; Texas Department of Public Safety including their Criminal Investigation Division and the Texas Rangers, Federal Bureau of Investigation-FBI, Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms-ATF, Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission- TABC and the McLennan County District Attorney office.

We initially impounded 130 motorcycles and 91 other vehicles. As of June 10, 2015, 52 motorcycles and 47 vehicles have been released to the owners. In addition to those, 12 of the motorcycles and 3 of the other vehicles were released to the lien holders due to repossession.

At this point, we have recovered over 1000 pieces of evidence from the crime scene, the Convention Center (where suspects were initially detained) and the jail. Search warrants are still being issued in this case in reference to some of the property held as evidence.

There were 239 persons detained at the crime scene as result of the Twin Peaks shootings. At least 62 individuals were released from the crime scene or from the Convention Center without charges being filed. 177 persons were arrested that night or subsequently on warrants obtained by Detectives.